Aphanizomenon is an important genus of cyanobacteria that inhabits freshwater lakes and can cause choking blooms. Studies on the species Aphanizomenon flos-aquae have shown that it can regulate buoyancy through light-induced changes in turgor pressure.^[1] It is also able to move by means of gliding, though the specific mechanism by which this is possible is not yet known.

See also

Aphanizomenon flos-aquae

References

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